Marvel Comics For March 17th, 2004

AMAZING SPIDER-MAN 505

COVER BY: JOHN ROMITA Jr.
WRITER: J. MICHAEL STRACZYNSKI
PENCILS: JOHN ROMITA Jr.

THE STORY:
A NEW STORY ARC begins as Peter delves further into the mysterious totemistic origin of his powers when the enigmatic Ezekiel returns! Is he truly Peter’s mentor and ally, or something much more?




CAPTAIN MARVEL 21

COVER BY: CHRIS CROSS
WRITER: PETER DAVID
PENCILS: AARON LOPRESTI

THE STORY:
The Shi’ar, the Skrulls, and the Kree have faced many great obstacles in their conquest of the future Earth, but even they’re not prepared for the attack of the giant Captain Marvel … Yes, we said GIANT Captain Marvel…


DAREDEVIL 58

COVER BY: ALEX MALEEV
WRITER: BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS
PENCILS: ALEX MALEEV

THE STORY:
Matt Murdock is missing after his battle with 100 armed men, and only Ben Urich can find him. Is DD even alive?




ELEKTRA 34

COVER BY: TOM FLEMING
WRITER: ROBERT RODI
PENCILS: STEVEN CUMMINGS

THE STORY:
Elektra must slice and dice her way through a slew of Russian mobsters while fighting off the mother of all Asian flu viruses.




FANTASTIC FOUR 511

COVER BY: MIKE WIERINGO
WRITER: MARK WAID
PENCILS: MIKE WIERINGO

THE STORY:
They’ve faced the destroyer of everything – Galactus. Now they face the CREATOR of everything, as the Fantastic Four are reunited – in the HEREAFTER!




HAWKEYE 6

COVER BY: SCOTT KOLINS
WRITER: FABIAN NICIEZA
PENCILS: STEFANO RAFFAELE

THE STORY:
The secret of the Unity stands revealed as Clint throws down against 99 archers out to protect a secret that could change the world – a secret that Hawkeye must possess!




NEW MUTANTS 12

COVER BY: CHRIS BACHALO
WRITER: CHRISTINA WEIR & NUNZIO DEFILIPPIS
PENCILS: CARLO BARBERI

THE STORY:
The mysterious homeless girl seen around Salem Center turns out to be a powerful mutant – but convincing her to come to the Xavier Institute could be a dangerous task!




NEW X-MEN 154

COVER BY: MARC SILVESTRI
WRITER: GRANT MORRISON
PENCILS: MARC SILVESTRI

THE STORY:
Grant Morrison and Marc Silvestri’s epic saga about the X-Men of the future comes to a universe-shattering conclusion. What ramifications will this have on the X-Men of today?




PUNISHER: THE MOVIE 3

COVER BY: MOVIE PHOTO COVER
WRITER: PETER MILLIGAN
PENCILS: PAT OLLIFFE

THE STORY:
Marvel presents the official comic book adaptation of their latest big-screen blockbuster starring John Travolta, Rebecca Romijn-Stamos and Thomas Jane as Frank Castle, the Punisher!




RUNAWAYS 13

COVER BY: JO CHEN
WRITER: BRIAN K. VAUGHAN
PENCILS: ADRIAN ALPHONA

THE STORY:
The world as we know it is about to end, and the Runaways are the only hope to prevent it! But if our fledgling teenage heroes are going to succeed, they may have to become just as evil as their villainous parents.




THANOS 8

COVER BY: KEITH GIFFEN
WRITER: KEITH GIFFEN
PENCILS: RON LIM

THE STORY:
At the outer boundary of our universe – the very edge of existence – Thanos has a fateful encounter with his lost love, Death, which causes him to reevaluate his goals and his approach to attaining them!




THE PULSE 2

COVER BY: GABRIELE DELL'OTTO
WRITER: BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS
PENCILS: MARK BAGLEY

THE STORY:
Pooling their resources, the Daily Bugle’s new team of super hero investigative journalists – Jessica Jones & Ben Urich – are pulled into a mystery that hits VERY close to home.




THOR 76

COVER BY: SCOT EATON
WRITER: DAN JURGENS
PENCILS: SCOT EATON

THE STORY:
The climax of Thor's reign as the ruler of Asgard begins NOW! The action heats up and the heavens tremble as all the Thunder God has built comes to ruins – and those closest to Thor betray him!




ULTIMATE SPIDER-MAN 55

COVER BY: MARK BAGLEY
WRITER: BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS
PENCILS: MARK BAGLEY

THE STORY:
Part 2. A major movie studio is making an unauthorized summer blockbuster about Spider-Man, and the Ultimate wall-crawler swings by the set to give the producers a piece of his mind. But someone else is even hotter about being in the film than Spidey – Doctor Octopus – who just may shut the production down if he doesn’t get final edit!




WOLVERINE 12

COVER BY: DARICK ROBERTSON
WRITER: GREG RUCKA
PENCILS: DARICK ROBERTSON

THE STORY:
So what exactly is Jean Grey doing to Logan in the woods? You’re invited on a very special all-access tour through the most dangerous mind on the planet to witness moments that X-Men fans thought they’d truly never see… find out what’s REALLY going on inside Logan’s head!